2104 #WeAreWinter Olympics in Pemberton

"We Are Winter" in Pemberton

When we created our 2014 Winter Olympics Give Away, we knew we
wanted to support the winter Olympics and help Pemberton cheer on
our Canadian athletes. With today's win by Dara Howell of Ontario,
however, Canada is well ahead in gold medals won this olympics, at
4 wins.

Canada Leads Sochi 2014 Medal Count

For the first time ever, Canada is leading all medal counts. We
have sent a team to every single winter olympics since the games
began in 1900, and in the 2010 Vancouver/Whistler games, for the
first time ever, we had the most medals earned. Those facts added
together could mean a strong start for Canada, and an even stronger
finish. In the 2010 games, the sports Canada is strongest in were
held last, and so we did not gain momentum until much later in the
games.

This time, though, we are starting strong, and there is every
indication that we will finish strong as well.

Freestyle Skiing is Canada's Strongest Sport

And it is also a local sport. Whistler's own Yuki Tsubota, a
20-year-old local who grew up in Whistler, competed in Sochi.
Unfortunately, she suffered a crash in the finals, which, as the
Toronto Sun notes, "was more spectacular than severe," thankfully.
She is in good spirits and our thoughts are with her as she
recovers.